GRE Word List

POTENTIAL

existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality

The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.

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WordMeaning
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
effluviuman invisible emanation
mishapan unfortunate accident
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable